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Using BACKUP
11.17 Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk
11.17.2.2 Booting Standalone BACKUP from a Disk (VAX Only)
To boot standalone BACKUP from a disk, perform the following steps:
1. If the operating system is not running, go to step 2.
If the operating system is running, log in to the SYSTEM account. Enter the
following command and press Return:
$ @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN
Answer the questions. When the procedure asks if an automatic system boot
should be performed, press Return for NO. When the procedure is finished, it
displays the following message:
SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETE -- USE CONSOLE TO HALT SYSTEM
2. Halt the system.
3. Boot standalone BACKUP from the root where the kit is located. The
exact commands for booting standalone BACKUP differ among the various
computer models. Refer to the upgrade and installation supplement for your
computer for booting information.
For example, to boot a MicroVAX 3100 computer, use the following format:
>>> B/n0000000 device-name
where:
• n is the number of the root on the disk containing the standalone backup.
• device-name is the device name of the disk.
For example, if the disk has a device name of DKA400:, and the standalone
BACKUP kit was created in the [SYSE] directory, enter the following
command:
>>> B/E0000000 DKA400
For more information about device names, see Section 8.1.
4. Standalone BACKUP displays the following message:
OpenVMS VAX Version Vn.n Major version id = 01 Minor version id = 00
5. The procedure asks you for the date and time. Enter the date and time using
the 24-hour clock format and press Return. For example:
PLEASE ENTER DATE AND TIME (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM) 19-JAN-2000 15:00
6. The procedure displays a list of the local devices on your system. For
example:
Available device MKA500: device type TK50
Available device DKA100: device type RRD40
.
.
.
Check the list of devices. If the list is incomplete, make sure that all the
drives are properly connected to the system. Refer to your hardware manuals
for details.
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